Meat-block cleaner



1 643,882 Sept. 27, 1927. M. A. FAWER MEAT BLOCK CLEANER Filed Oct. 9 1926 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 Sept. 27, 1927.

1,643,882 M. A. FAIVER MEAT BLOCK CLEANER Filed Opt. 9. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 91 4, f aa'a'er INVENTQR WITNESS:

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 27,1927.

UNITED STATES IARSHALL A. FAIVER, OF GIRARD, OHIO.

IEAT-BLOOK CLEANER.

Application fled October 9, 1928. Serial No. 140,594.

This invention relates to cleanin devices r'nnarily adapted for use upon an in conunction with meat blocks, and which constitutes a resilient support or seat in order that an uneven block may be evenly scraped and cleaned.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of guide members arranged upon the resilient support to 1 scraping means to engage high and low spots upon the meat block.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention; Figure 2 is a top lan view thereof; Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Fi re 4 is a transverse section taken on the hue 4-4 of Figure 1; s

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 and illustrating the detachable engagement of the scraping means with the device; I

Figure 6 is an elevation of a modified.

form of scraping member, and

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawin in detail, wherein like characters of re erence denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a housing, preferably constructed of non-corrosive and rust proof material, such as aluminum and the like and which includes a relatively large pocket within its upper portion, within which an electric motor 11 is seated and having its armature shaft 12 extending downwardly therethrough in the manner as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. The housing further provides an air 'jacket or continuous compartment or pocket 13, encircling the pocket within which the motor 11 is supported and communicating with vent openg 14 arranged at appropriate distances circumferentially thereof, in order that a cooling chamber is provided for the motor so supported. A concavo-convex closure plate 15 bein provided upon the upper portion of the ousing 10 immediately above the pocket within which the motor is positioned to prevent accidental displacement permit the and retrograde movement of the latter there- In.

Carried upon diametrically opposite sides of the housing are handles 16 and 17 re-- spectively; the latter having a conducting wire 18 extending longitudinally therethrough and in turn connected with the motor 11 in order that a source of electrical energy may be conducted to the motor. Theabovestructural details constitute an air cooled compartment and support for an electric motor.

Depending from the underside of the housing 10 are bolts 19 which in turn also extend through a circular plate or disk 20 which being supported in slight spaced relation with respect to the underside of the housing and including relatively large central apertures 22, the purpose of which will be presently apparent. A downwardly extending integrally formed annular flange 23 being provided upon the margin of the disk 20 and which in turn has integrally formed therewith downwardly extending corre spondingly disposed guide legs or arms 24 adapted for engagement with the upper side or surface of a meat block (not shown). Compression springs 25 encircling the bolts 19 and having their opposite en tions abutting the underside of the housing 10 and upper side of the disk 20v insure the proper spaced relation therebetween in order that the said disk may be resiliently supported and the armature shaft 12 extending through the openin 22 provided centrally thereof, afiordmg exibilit-y as to the umversal movement of the housing independently of the disk 20 and guide legs 24 extending therefrom.

The lower end of the armature shaft 12 being of sufiicient length to extend an appropriate distance through and beyond the central aperture 22 of the disk 20, in order that the latter may be detachably secured within a socket portion 26 provided upon the upper side of a brush head 27 which in this instance is to include wire bristles 2 8. In Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modified form of brush head 27 which also provides a socket portion 26' upon its upper side, but which provides upon its underside in substitution for the wire bristles 28 of the brush head 27,

diagonally disposed cutter plates 28'.

In the use and operation of the present convoluill] invention, it is manifest that an operator u on grasping the respective handles 16 and 1? respectively, formed upon diametrically opposite sides of the housing 10 may position and move the device across the surface of a meat block or other surface to be scraped and cleaned and the guide legs 24, owing to the peculiar and novel construction thereof, will ride upon the surface of the meat block in the high and lowspots formed thereon and hence allow an even brushing and scraping action of the bristles 28 or plates 28', with the surface of the meat block, owing to the flexibility afforded to the disk 20. Further and greater depressions or high and low spots may not be formed incident to the scraping and cleaning the block in the use and operation of the above entitled invention.

Obviously 'the cutter members 28' of the brush head 27 may be utilized fortrimming of the high spots of the meat block and have bristles 28 of the brush head 27 for cleaning off the same.

The invention 18 susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is here-in reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A scraping device comprising a housing supporting a motor therein, a support having a central opening adapted to receive the motor armature shaft, bolts carried by the housing, slidably mounting the support, compression springs encircling the bolts between the housing and support to normally space the'same apart, a brush head provided with a socket portion adapted to receive said shaft, said support includinga downwardly directed flange portion having guide legs depending from diametrically 0pposed sides thereof to contact with and thereby guide the brush head over the surface being scraped.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MARSHALL A. FAIVER. 

